He asked me why I was so excited about this catch: Dale Steyn reveals talk with ‘upset’ AB de Villers in 2015 IPL clash

Current Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling coach Dale Steyn opened up about the clashes he had with Royal Challengers Bangalore’s AB de Villiers during their playing days in the IPL.
“This story goes way back. One of the first instances that happened was in 2012. I was playing for Deccan Chargers at the time, I was bowling in good speed. I really felt like I had things going well for myself, and I met this gentleman at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. It was a big contest, ABD vs myself,” he said in a video released the SunRisers Hyderabad YouTube channel.
“And he got the upper hand on me, I think I went for about 20 or 24 runs (23). I’ll overexaggerate and say that it felt like 40. Fast forward two more years, and same venue, same batsman, this competition, this rivalry was set. Pretty much the same over, 18th or 19th over, same scenario. I ran in, I felt like this time, I’m really going to knock him over. I don’t remember the particulars of that game, but he hit one out to deep midwicket, it should’ve been one and there was a little fumble. Chinnaswamy is a small stadium, if you manage to get the ball out to deep midwicket, it’s going to be one. There was a fumble, he was quick on his feet, he turns around and comes back for two. I’d go for another 23-24 (24) runs,” he added.

The quickie also harked back to the time in 2015 when de Villiers got annoyed with him for celebrating his catch a little too wildly.
“We fast forward to 2015, we were in Hyderabad, this time I’m not the bowler. Moises Henriques is the bowler, ABD comes out and I’m pretty certain it was his first ball. I hadn’t bowled to him. He hits it, I’m at long on and I go charging around the boundary and I have a good catch on the boundary. Had I dropped, it would’ve probably gone for a six. I throw the ball up and I celebrate like I’m the bowler myself who got this man out,” Steyn said.
“I remember meeting him after the game and he was upset with me. He asked me why I was so excited about this catch. And I remember just telling him, just you know, whatever, I’ve just gotten you out. You must deal with it! But the more I think about it, it was a whole of bunch of years of having to live in the torment of AB de Villiers taking me down,” he added.
Steyn’s Sunrisers will take on Rajasthan Royals on April 2.